ArianeGroup

ArianeGroup
Formerly
 Airbus Safran Launchers
Joint venture
Industry Aerospace
Founded January 1, 2015 (2015-01-01)
Founder Airbus Defence and Space, Safran
Headquarters 60 Rue Camille Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
48°49′49″N 2°15′54″E / 48.830353°N 2.264927°E / 48.830353; 2.264927Coordinates: 48°49′49″N 2°15′54″E / 48.830353°N 2.264927°E / 48.830353; 2.264927
Number of locations
 13 main locations and facilities
Products
Revenue €3.0 billion (2016)
Owners
Number of employees
 9,000 (2016)
Subsidiaries
Website www.ariane.group
Footnotes / references
[1][2][3]

ArianeGroup formerly Airbus Safran Launchers is a joint venture of the European aerospace company Airbus and the French group Safran, with its three core businesses: aerospace (orbital propulsion systems and equipment), defence and security with the objective of development and subsequent production of Ariane 6 . The company was established by 1 January 2015, its headquarters is in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris.[4]

In 2016, the company's CEO was Alain Charmeau and the Chairman of the Board was Marc Ventre.[5]

The company's sites are Issy-les-Moulineaux, Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, Kourou (space center), Vernon, Le Haillan and Les Mureaux in France as well as Lampoldshausen, Bremen and Ottobrunn in Germany.[6]

Products

Ariane Launch Vehicle

Ariane 62 (left) and Ariane 64 (right) in development by ArianeGroup

ArianeGroup is the primary contractor for manufacturing of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle, and provides commercial launch services through its subsidiary Arianespace.

On August 12, 2015, the European Space Agency ESA appointed Airbus Safran Launchers as principal contractor with the new development of the Ariane 6.[7]

Ballistic Missiles

In May 2016, Airbus and Safran agreed that their joint venture would work on upgrading the M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile to the M51.3 standard for the French Navy.[8]

Orbital Propulsion Systems

The Orbital Propulsion Centre, a division of the ArianeGroup, is located in Lampoldshausen, Germany. The Lampoldshausen facility is the European centre of excellence for spacecraft propulsion.[9] Most ESA satellites and spacecraft fly with thrust or components from Lampoldshausen.[10]

The centre supplies complete propulsion systems, subsystems and component parts for satellites, orbital spacecraft, interplanetary spacecraft, re-entry vehicles, resupply missions to the International Space Station and currently the NASA / ESA Orion European Service Module.

See also

References

The ArianeGroup Chalet at Paris Air Show 2017
  1. ↑ "Company profile - Ariane Group". ArianeGroup. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Security and Defence - Ariane Group". ArianeGroup. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Our main facilities and locations - Ariane Group". ArianeGroup. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Airbus Group, Safran: Press Release. Airbus Group und Safran gründen Joint Venture vom 3. Dezember 2014; Retrieved on February 8, 2016
  5. ↑ http://www.airbusafran-launchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/organigramme-EN.png ; Retrieved on February 8, 2016
  6. ↑ http://www.airbusafran-launchers.com/#location
  7. ↑ "Airbus Safran Launchers: a highly promising first year" (PDF) (PDF). 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  8. ↑ Pierre Tran (2016-05-10). "Airbus and Safran Agree to Space Launcher Joint Venture". defensenews.com. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  9. ↑ "Orbital Propulsion Centre, Lampoldshausen, Germany".
  10. ↑ "Spacecraft Propulsion Heritage".
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